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Nymphing - Tight Line Techniques
Location
Encinitas Community Park
425 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
USA
Registration Info
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About this event
Nymphing Class – Focus on Tight Line Techniques
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 0900 Encinitas Community Park
The class is expected to last approximately 90 minutes. Participants should bring a folding/lawn chair and something to take notes with if desired.
As a bonus, Mark will provide a short on the water review during the Bishop trip for class participants.
The cost of the class will be $50 payable upon registration on the GSF web site.
Questions can be directed to Mark Utter, markdutter@outlook.com, 858-539-9415.
Why Tight Line Nymphing?
- More control vs other techniques
- All techniques have their application
Equipment
Rod
- Can use any rod
- Some prefer fast action rods
- 10 ft plus helpful
- Euro/tight line designed rods can be helpful
- Rigging
- Line
- My preference is ~ 8lb green mono
- Sighter
- My preference is bi-color, ~ 2x/8.5lb, ~ 18”, tippet rings on both ends
- Leader
- I usually use total of ~6ft straight 5X flouro
- One or two flies
- I usually use two flies
- First section of leader ~ 4 ft
- Attach bottom section of ~2 ft with triple surgeon’s knot
Flies
- Presentation more important than flies
- Heavier better when learning
- Guide flies
Presentation Techniques
Covering the water
- Near to far
- Shallow to deep
- Back to front
- Grid approach
- 2-3 “good drifts” through one lane/lie then move on
Casting
- Be intentional
- Look where you want flies to land
- Crisp casting strokes
- Finish high
- Standard cast is one rod length out and two rod lengths upstream
Drift
- Lead the sighter through one current seam
- Normally want the bottom fly 6-12” off the bottom
- Tighter better when learning
- Heavy flies help
- Some prefer slight sag in sighter
- Subtle strikes usually only visual
- If the sighter behaves differently in any way, SET!
- “Practice/Learn” drift with very bright flies
Strike
- Downstream strike
- End every drift with a strike to begin next cast
Fighting fish
- After set, flip rod upstream
- Butt end of rod 5-10% toward fish for max pressure
- Lift tip to get line off water if large fish makes long run in heavy water
- Stay down steam of fish, particularly big fish
- Keep fish in middle of water column
- Problems occur at top and bottom of column
- When fish is ready, lift its head, slide across surface, make an “X” to net
Indicators
- Indy and flies in same lane
- Indy should be moving slower than bubble line
- Mend by lifting line first
- Get as much of line off water as possible
- Gently roll line without moving indy
- Other principles the same as tight lining
Resources
- Troutbitten.com
- Tacticalflyfisher.com
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